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CVE-2013-5973

VMware ESXi 4.0 through 5.5 and ESX 4.0 and 4.1 allow local users to read or modify arbitrary files by leveraging the Virtual Machine Power User or Resource Pool Administrator role for a vCenter Server Add Existing Disk action with a (1) -flat, (2) -rdm, or (3) -rdmp filename.

Published

2013-12-23T15:42:30.137

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.4 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

3.4

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-264
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System vmware esx 4.0 Yes
Operating System vmware esx 4.1 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 4.0 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 4.0 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 4.0 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 4.0 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 4.0 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 4.1 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 4.1 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 4.1 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 5.0 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 5.0 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 5.0 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 5.1 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 5.1 No
Operating System vmware esxi 5.5 No
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